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scapes are longer than the foliage, and bear from three to 
seven very large flowers, measuring 4in. in diameter; the 
sepals and petals are small, bright rose-coloured; the 
labellum is large and flat, deeply bilobed in front, rich 
rose, whitish at the base, streaked with yellow and red; 
the colour and shape of the flowers vary considerably in 
different plants. The blossoms are produced during spring 
and early summer. Syn. Odontoglossum vexillarium. 
Plate; Botanical Magazine, t. 6037. 
Var. Hilliana is distinguished by its purple-spotted and 
rosy-margined lip. 
Var. leucoglossa is remarkable for its white lip. 
Var. rubella (Klabochorum) has flowers smaller than those 
of the type, bright rose-coloured, produced in autumn. 
The pseudo-bulbs and leaves also are smaller. 
Var. superba is a dark-coloured form; the lip being 
almost crimson, with three broad rays of white. 
There are numerous other named varieties of this species, 
but we need not include them here. 
M. vexillaria thrives best when grown in the same house 
as Cattleyas in winter, but during hot weather the Odonto- 
glossum-house will suit it. The plants should be potted 
in good peat-fibre and sphagnum, well drained; they should 
be elevated well above the pot, and be watered freely 
when growing. Thrips are their greatest enemy, and 
to keep these under, the plants should be carefully 
examined every week or so, and cleaned if necessary. 
Although now well established in gardens here, the in- 
troduction of this splendid species was attended with much 
difficulty. It was originally discovered by the late Mr. 
Bowman, on the western slope of the Andes of New 
Granada, and was subsequently found by Wallis and 
Roézl. Some of the plants were sent to M. Linden, who, 
however, failed to keep them alive. Living specimens 
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